Chicano Moratorium

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 8.28.26

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: CÉSAR MARTÍNEZ AND THE MORATORIUM ANNIVERSARY. RICARDO ROMO ON EL OTRO CAMINO, LATINOPIA VIDEO ON EL OTRO CAMINO AND CÉSAR MARTÍNEZ IN HIS OWN WORDS AND THE CHICANO … [Read more...]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 8.28.26 EL OTRO CAMINO: AN INTIMATE PORTRAIT OF CÉSAR MARTÍNEZ

August 28, 2026 By wpengine

A new exhibition, “El Otro Camino: An Intimate Portrait of César A. Martínez,” opened in El Paso, Texas, on Saturday, August 22, 2026. It is the first large-scale comprehensive exhibition by the acclaimed San Antonio Chicano artist in the El Paso Southwest region. Guest-curated by Diana Molina and organized by the El Paso Mexican American […]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 8.20.26

August 19, 2026 By wpengine

The Shadow of the Sun is a film about two brothers who believed in one another and are chasing a dream. The brothers are close, but their lives are filled with financial struggles, boredom, interpersonal conflicts, and confrontations with local bullies. They eventually look to music as a path to financial stability and a possible […]

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 8.14.26 WATER (ENGLISH VERSION)

August 14, 2026 By wpengine

José M. Umpierre Journalistic reports are usually composed of events, data and the way in which the event is reflected or affects people. In that case, the event is the water situation in Puerto Rico, since I am part of the affected human contingent, the affective content is yours truly. The Data The water situation […]

POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SALOMON BALDENEGRO 8.14.26 FEMINISTS BEFORE THEIR TIME PART TWO

August 14, 2026 By wpengine

Part II of Feminists before their times… “A woman with a voice is by definition a strong woman.” Melinda French Gates, American philanthropist In Part I of this series, I noted that back in the day, before the term “feminist” was popular, there were many strong, assertive women within our community. I refer to them […]

LATINOPIA ART GASPAR ENRÍQUEZ 1 “RETROSPECTIVE”

By Tia Tenopia on May 4, 2014

Gaspar Enríquez is a renowned Chicano artist whose airbrush portraits of barrio youth are haunting and memorable. Drawing from museums and collectors around the United States, in April 2014, the El Paso Museum of Art mounted a retrospective of Gaspar’s art titled Metaphors of the Barrio. Latinopia visited the exhibit and asked Gaspar what inspires […]

Category: Art, LATINOPIA ART

LATINOPIA FOOD “JALAPEÑO SODA BREAD” RECIPE

By Tia Tenopia on March 14, 2011

Jalapeño Irish Soda Bread The sweetness of traditional Irish soda bread ingredients—raisins, buttermilk, some sugar—are richly complimented by jalapeño heat. Here’s a soda bread recipe from Ireland brought to the USA from Galway by Mary Patricia Reilly Murray and later transformed with her blessing by her daughter, Bobbi Murray, who added jalapeño chile. A real […]

Category: Cooking, Food, LATINOPIA FOOD

LATINOPIA WORD JOSÉ MONTOYA “PACHUCO PORTFOLIO”

By Tia Tenopia on June 12, 2011

José Montoya is a renowned poet, artist and activist who has been in the forefront of the Chicano art movement. One of his most celebrated poems is titled “Pachuco Portfolio” which pays homage to the iconic and enduring character of El Pachuco, the 1940s Mexican American youth who dressed in the stylish Zoot Suit.

Category: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature